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Workplace guidelines to make offices, construction sites and factories "Covid-19 secure" have been outlined by the Government.

The measures cover eight different sectors and are divided into practical steps the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) stated should be put in place "as soon as is practical".

The guidance applies to businesses given the green light to open under current lockdown rules and shops that could begin a "phased reopening" from June 1 if transmission of the virus decreases, reports MirrorOnline.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated he wants all workers who can return to work to do so to avoid further damage to the UK economy.

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Firms should publish the assessment if possible and BEIS said all businesses with more than 50 employees are expected to comply.

3) Where possible, two-metre social distancing should be maintained

Work areas should be redesigned to accommodate a distance of two metres between employees, while other measures could include staggering start times, creating one-way pathways around sites, opening more entrances and exits, or changing seating plans in break rooms.

4) Manage the risk of transmission if two-metre distancing not possible

This could include putting barriers in shared spaces, creating shift patterns or fixed teams to minimise contact between people, or ensuring colleagues are facing away from each other.

5) More frequent cleaning

Workplaces should be cleaned more frequently, with a focus on objects that are regularly touched by different people such as door handles and keyboards.

Employers are instructed to provide hand-washing facilities or hand sanitisers at entry and exit points and a notice to display is available to download on the Government website.